Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

That's a nice Hipshot bridge - I used it on one of my custom Gildaxe basses.

And Lollars. Pricy though.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The Lama's look great. Bullhide or Buffalo? I have some old Nocs that are similar.

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Probably bullhide or cowhide. It's been years but I don't recall them being exotic in the least.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Being "blessed" with shortish, sorta wide feets, I wore side zip "Beatle Boots" while gigging from ~69-83; Wellingtons with non-slip soles during my truck driving days from 83-'05; mostly sneakers with Velcro(TM) straps these days.

I wore some basic leather boots for years when I rode a motorcycle everywhere. Can't tell you how many times they got re-soled. Sharon wears them as mucking around boots now.

 

[dagrev]

from last night.....thank god for the 30 yr old female singer/saxist.......a refreshing change to the Alte Kakerism going on there.... love playing with Gordon (drummer).... chill eve, Mario (rest owner) was testing out his new menu....great food, drinks and pay/tips...

Grooooove.

 

[dagrev]

Funny thing about Bach. Both my son and daughter-in-law are trained, educated musicians. She's a classical oboe player and he's a jazz trumpet player. Both of them rag on Bach as kinda simple and primitive. As a CroMagnon, I'm perfectly ok with simple and primitive.

Kids. What do they know?!

 

[dagrev]

Probably bullhide or cowhide. It's been years but I don't recall them being exotic in the least.

Buffalo, unless otherwise stressed (Bison), was/is often water buffalo from abroad and is not labled exotic inside like lizard of snake, etc.

My choice for the day.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

While we're on wardrobe- did I show you this?

Buckle rash precluder given I'm either too absentminded or lazy to make accommodations on the fly- this is my default belt-

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The buckles on the back side-



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And the guitar finish friendly front -

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My belts like that are all the only belts I wear if I'm playing bass!

 

[Gaolee]

My belts like that are all the only belts I wear if I'm playing bass!

My EB has brutal buckle rash on the back from a single night of playing. Oh, well. It's getting played a lot and will probably end up with a natural relic to it soon enough.

 

[zekmoe]

Did you buy it new or used?

New

 

[Miles_ONeal]

These were fun, they zipped up the back.......
Not much like cowboy boots......

No, but cowboys go for girls in those!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

That would be me - very odd.., not the regular placement for sure but maybe a late Friday job.

Not aware of this - are they still available? If wearing a belt, I shift the buckle to my left hip to avoid 'buckle rash'.

Yes, they are available. In various colors and styles. You can get an auto mechanic belt cheaper but it's much thicker.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Trying to figure out what happened to my recording setup. No changes but now when the audio interface is plugged into Waveform, the vocals have virtually no volume. Unplug the interface and Waveform sounds perfect. Unfortunately, you need the interface to record the bass.......

So, I gave it shot hoping I could hear well enough to get something useful with the 64. Love CCR because the bass lines are simple and can be dumbed down if need be. The exported MP4 doesn't have the volume issues.

Sounds great!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Never heard of them



Arhh… no.

b'roo'ts.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Still available- I posted a link in a subsequent post-

No Scratch, Leather Belts for Musicians

Our buckleless belt is designed not to scratch or scuff the back of your musical instruments. Available in many styles and colors, made in USA, with warranty.

www.musiciansbelt.com

But also, if someone wants the auto mechanic's version (thicker), I'll sell you one cheap.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Ok, back to Tbirds - it’s Throwback Thursday!
Recall I scored a set of 1976 Bicentennial Tbird pickups a while back. Fast forward to today and I just received an all original 1976 Tbird wiring harness. So I’m winding the clock backwards and retrofitting everything into my White BaCH NR for a Tbird build that Gibson should have done but didn’t. Should be a nice complement to my screaming black Bicentennial Reverse beauty…
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…I just need to source a proper Bicentennial Tbird logo for the pickguard to complete the picture. Any ideas where I can get that?

Stoked!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I just got a reason for a pair of boots. I don't own a pair of shoes I can shine up. I have to have a pair of shoes that are shiny on occasion. So I guess that's a good enough reason to have a pair of black roper boots. Tecovas fit pretty well, as I discovered.

WHen I need black shiny, I wear my Tony Lamas or a pair of Vans leather shoes, depending on the vibe I want/need.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Same here. My bass lesson was a paper a guy drew for me with notes on the neck and Mary Had A little Lamb notes on the back. I kind of play be feel and what I hear in my head you might say. I never count. Well very, very rarely, even then I'm counting beats on the bass (thumps) for others if there is a longer and unnatural space between parts. But I have watched a handful of videos. Most are either over my head or something I already figured out to do.

One thing I always wanted to be good or better at is walking blues bass lines. I can do it, but it doesn't sound as well thought out as it could. But I really don't have a need for it so I don't get to use it unless playing along with a recording.

I occasionally have to count in practice to get an odd timing down. But it becomes natural and I don't have to keep counting.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I came from piano. Started with the ubiquitous Hal Leonard book. Chords and keys.

I learned trombone in band, from instructors and books. I learned guitar early on from playing around, and from friends. Being in a duo made me learn a lot faster. Lots of "Guitar Player" mag articles. Then there was Ted Greene's book. Percussion? Self taught. Bass built on all of those, plus having always listened to the bass lines, sometimes learning to hum the parts of songs I especially liked. My bass playing is definitely influenced by horns, guitars, and percussion at the least.

 

[Nocturnal]

So I was just thinking that someday I would like a reverse Thunderbird - all white, even the headstock, with gold hardware and pickup covers.

I don't believe such an animal exists- and I would have to sell some books or music before I could justify the cost- maybe someday ...

So look what I came across in search of an example- not the right color but I don't believe I've seen one like this before-

https://reverb.com/item/92662233-gibson-thunderbird-iv-sapphire-blue-2000-usa-ebony-fb?bk=

Maybe you can find and Epi Classic Pro in white and change the metal parts to gold. Would be cheaper than a Gibson and would have the right pickups.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

..."last" boot pic (at least by me!) of my broken-in Dan Post 'rough-outs" - my most iconic footwear which states my Mid-Western roots.

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My BIL was the CFO (or similar) for the McRae Industries, parent company that produces Dan Post boots. He always told me to let him know my size and he'd get me a big discount. I kept slacking, and now he's retired. Oh, well.